Removal of Asians from jury pool valid

But panel says issue ‘close’ call

The equal protection rights of a defendant charged with an immigration-related criminal offense were not violated when the trial judge allowed the prosecutor’s peremptory challenges to two Asian-Americans in the jury pool, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled, noting “the issue is close.”
“[I]t is the very closeness of the question that determines ...